Middle-Eastern lamb burgers with halloumi cheese

Burn fat and fuel muscles with these rich and flavorful lamb burgers.

An excellent source of protein, lamb also serves up conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) which may help with fat burning and creatinine to fuel muscles and add more pump. It has an amazing flavor that goes perfectly with fresh mint.

Makes 4 Servings

Prep Time:

10

Cook Time:

20

Ingredients

For the burgers:

1 lb ground lamb

1 clove garlic, minced

1/2 Tbsp olive oil

1/2 Tbsp lemon juice

2 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp ground coriander

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 tsp Kosher salt

1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper

1/2 cup fresh parsley, minced

1/4 cup fresh mint, minced

For the fixings:

1/2 cup halloumi cheese, sliced

Sliced tomato

Cucumber spears

Pickled turnips

Hummus or tahini

2 whole grain pitas, halved

How to make it

In a large bowl, mix all of the burger ingredients together. Divide into 4 and shape your burgers, making them about 1/2” thick.

Set your grill to medium-high. Grill your burgers for about 5 minutes per side. Add the halloumi cheese to the grill and cook about 2 minutes per side or until you have dark grill marks.

Stuff each pita half with a burger, some cheese and all of the toppings you like. Enjoy.